How to Use asymptomatic in a Sentence

asymptomatic

adjective
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  • If asymptomatic on the sixth day, return to school while wearing a mask for the next five days.
    — The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Pyle said the intent of the merger of the two units was to put all asymptomatic veterans in the dining room.
    — Tonya Alanez, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Jan. 2023
  • The mayor of Taoyuan said on Monday that 694 cases were found at the plant, most of which were asymptomatic.
    — Jonathan Cheng, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The couple's two daughters were on the mend faster than their mother, while Righton was asymptomatic the whole time.
    — Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2023
  • All of the infected animals on the three farms were asymptomatic.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Keep in mind perhaps one-third of cases are asymptomatic.
    — wsj.com, 7 Apr. 2023
  • These asymptomatic cases used to account for the bulk of the country’s official caseload.
    — Nectar Gan, CNN, 19 Dec. 2022
  • In both cases, I was exposed while dining with the infected person, who may have been asymptomatic at the time of the meal.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2023
  • In some instances the infection may be asymptomatic in children under the age of six.
    — Joel Umanzor, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Add that most of the early STD infections are asymptomatic.
    — Judy Stone, Forbes, 6 July 2022
  • It’s thought that a large proportion of cases are still asymptomatic.
    — Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2022
  • In children younger than six, the infection may be asymptomatic.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 6 June 2022
  • The Covid pandemic put a spotlight on the extent and risk of asymptomatic infections.
    — Caroline Hopkins, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Of those, 1,860 were in Beijing, the majority of them asymptomatic.
    — Arkansas Online, 26 Nov. 2022
  • To add to this challenge, up to 40% of those infected can have very mild or even asymptomatic infection.
    — Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 15 June 2022
  • In athletes, this may be asymptomatic and without risk.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The man was asymptomatic and only reported fatigue for a few days, according to the CDC.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Many of those infections are likely to have been asymptomatic or with few symptoms.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Up to 20% of adult cases and 50% of pediatric cases are asymptomatic.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2023
  • That followed the discovery of eight positive cases in the city on Sunday, all of which were asymptomatic.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 31 Oct. 2022
  • In fact, one study says that around 40 to 45 percent of those infected with the virus remained completely asymptomatic.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 1 Oct. 2022
  • What happens when your body contracts an asymptomatic case?
    — Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Apr. 2022
  • On Monday, the city of 25 million recorded six positive cases of covid-19, five of which were asymptomatic.
    — Karina Tsui, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2022
  • The precise cause and nature of Long Covid is not yet known and even people with mild or asymptomatic cases can develop the condition.
    — Robert Hart, Forbes, 18 May 2022
  • Of those notified on Friday, there were 29 in Hainan with symptoms and a further 62 asymptomatic cases.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Several scientific teams confirmed the breadth of the cases in deer and found that most of the animals appeared to be asymptomatic.
    — Ariana Eunjung Cha, Washington Post, 20 May 2022
  • As of last week, asymptomatic or light cases no longer required hospital stays.
    — Claire Fu, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Patients with mild symptoms are not encouraged to get tested, let alone those who are asymptomatic.
    — Bydennis Normile, science.org, 3 Jan. 2023
  • With a single blood test, Grail’s Galleri can screen asymptomatic patients for more than 50 types of cancer, many of which have no other form of screening and are often caught too late to treat.
    — Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022
  • This was a massive increase from Friday's totals, which saw 3,030 new cases — though many of them were notably asymptomatic.
    — Justin Klawans, The Week, 12 Nov. 2022

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